Starke Industries

08/26/2026

Grateful for the opportunity to work with the St. Viator Varsity Girls Volleyball team and take a deeper look at what supports performance beyond just strength and conditioning.

We completed the workshop with the first 3 CHEK pillars:
Thoughts
How you think, focus, respond to stress, and approach training.

Breath
The mechanics can affect recovery, movement quality, focus, and how well you regulate intensity.

Hydration
Hydration supports function, reaction time, concentration, recovery, and the ability to maintain performance.

We also introduced sensory and visual training.

Vision is trainable.
Athletes worked through:
- Visual gaze and fixation
- Brock String training for eye teaming and visual coordination
- Saccades for quickly shifting the eyes between targets
- Visual tracking and awareness drills

For volleyball athletes, these qualities matter when tracking the ball, reading a setter, identifying blockers, adjusting to deflections, serving, receiving, and reacting to a changing environment.

Using the VALD equipment to attain objective performance testing to better understand each athlete’s physical profile.
VALD ForceDecks:
- Countermovement Jump to assess bilateral jump strategy, force production, and explosive performance
- Single-Leg Countermovement Jump to evaluate unilateral force production and differences between limbs
- ASH Test to assess upper-body force production and shoulder stability qualities important for hitting, serving, and overhead actions

VALD ForceFrame
- 45° Hip Adduction and Abduction testing to assess frontal-plane hip strength and side-to-side balance

For volleyball players, these qualities influence jumping, landing, lateral movement, approach mechanics, change of direction, single-leg control, and the ability to repeatedly produce force throughout a match.

The goal of testing is not simply to collect numbers.
It is to understand the athlete, identify what may be limiting performance, and create training that matches what each athlete actually needs.
Thank you to the St. Viator Varsity Girls Volleyball program for the opportunity to educate, assess, and provide insights.

06/11/2026

To be clear, many of these athletes did not need any influence in the classroom. Their academic success came from their own discipline, personal responsibility, family support, and teachers.

But that is exactly why it deserves to be recognized.

This year, we are proud to recognize:

22 Student-Athletes with a 4.0+ GPA
10 Student-Athletes with a 3.5–3.99 GPA
8 Student-Athletes with a 3.0–3.49 GPA

40 student-athletes recognized in total.

I graduated high school with a 2.1 GPA.

At the time, I did not fully understand the long-term impact of my choices.

Digging a hole Freshman year that became overbearing to climb out of.

This used to be embarrassing to talk about but I share this in hopes that the impact can influence a positive change.

That experience has shaped part of the mission.

Yes, we train athletes to improve performance.

But the bigger goal is to help develop the next generation.

Young men and women who understand that showing up isn't only on the day of competition.
How they handle responsibility matters.
How they build habits matters.

Performance is not only measured by training results.

Student First. Athlete Second.

04/23/2026

Long overdue announcement.

New Coach Niki Campo started onboard at the beginning of the year and now has her book open for new clients.

Niki brings a passion that aligns with how we build athletes. Everything starts with understanding the individual. Then building from real data, not guesswork.

She brings a great understanding for Human Movement with a Science in Kinesiology Bachelor's Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

She is in process of completing her Massage Therapy (LMT) Program from Elgin Community College.

Check the link in the bio or her IG page to learn more

With Niki joining, we’re opening up 10 complimentary spots for the Senaptec Sensory Assessment.

This is where most athletes are missing out.

Vision. Reaction time. Processing speed. Decision-making under pressure.

These are trainable.

And they directly impact performance on the field, ice, court, etc.

We will continue to use advanced assessments to identify gaps and build programs that actually transfer to sport.

If you want to:
• React faster
• Track better
• Make quicker decisions under pressure
• Separate yourself from your competition

Start with this assessment.

Only 10 spots available.

Comment below or DM us to claim yours.

03/30/2026

It was great sharing some sound waves with one of the best hitting coaches. Thank you for having me on.

You burn HOW MANY calories playing CHESS???!!!! 👀👀👀♟️♟️♟️

Season 2: Episode 6, featuring Starke Industries

Vision, Focus, and More 🔊

Listen wherever you get your podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-eye-ft-tyler-starke/id1690070552?i=1000758261353

03/11/2026

Performance starts from the ground.

Your big toe — the 1st MTP joint — is one of the most important joints for force production.

Many athletes chase power in the weight room but ignore the structure that actually delivers force into the ground.

Look at the anatomy of the foot.
Below the ankle you have:
- 26 bones
- 33 joints
- Over 100 muscles, tendons, and ligaments

That is roughly 1/3 of the entire skeletal system concentrated in the foot.

A complex system designed for one purpose.
Force transfer.

Elite performance starts with a strong and mobile foot.

Athletes who move well usually have feet that can both absorb and transmit force efficiently.

The big toe plays a critical role in this system.

During sprinting, jumping, and cutting, the 1st metatarsophalangeal joint (1MTP) must extend to allow the foot to act like a rigid lever during push-off.

Target mobility benchmarks often look like:
~95° big toe extension (1MTP dorsiflexion)
~30° ankle dorsiflexion

When these ranges exist you can:
- Create stronger push-off during acceleration
- Maintain arch stiffness through the windlass mechanism
- Transfer force efficiently through the foot
- Reduce compensations at the knee and hip

When they do not exist, the body finds another strategy.
You often see:
- Early heel rise
- Collapsing arches
- Knee valgus
- Reduced sprint and jump efficiency

The big toe is not just another toe.

It is the final lever that converts strength into speed and power.

If you want better performance, start where the body meets the ground.

Train the feet.

Restore big toe motion.

Build strength from the ground up.

02/16/2026

Pay Attention to the Intention.

The difference between counting reps and making the reps count.

Intent drives progress.

Every rep is not the same.

Every set is not the same.

Every rest period is not the same.

Two brothers putting in the necessary work.

02/03/2026

4 ArmCare Strength Tests.

Numbers that shape smarter arm training.

Why testing matters.
You remove guesswork.
You train with intent.

The 4 tests.
• Shoulder Internal Rotation Strength
• Shoulder External Rotation Strength
• Scaption Strength
• 3-Finger Grip Strength

Why this matters for baseball.
Throwing loads the shoulder and elbow at extreme speeds.

Stability and force must work together.

What testing reveals.
• How well the rotator cuff produces and controls force
• Scapular strength that supports arm slot and arm health
• Grip strength tied to ball control and force transfer
• Weak links that show up before pain does

How this changes training.
Everything becomes specific.

Examples.
• Low scaption strength → targeted scapular loading
• ER deficits → cuff strength for deceleration
• Grip weakness → forearm and hand strength for throwing efficiency

Custom data leads to custom plans.

Built for pitching volume.
Built for position demands.

Is your ArmCare general or Specific?

01/09/2026

Spatial recognition is the difference between tenths or even hundredths of a second.

Reaction time slower than 0.3 seconds gets exposed as the higher levels.

If it takes you 0.2 seconds to visually track your target and another 0.2 seconds for your hands/feet to respond to that information the you are already late.

That gap shows up when speed increases.

That gap decides outcomes.

You may not lose because you are slow.

This can be from the link between perception and action.

Train these tasks in a state of fatigue that you will experience.

Train what you see.

Train how fast you decide.

Train how quickly your body acts on that decision.

General Strength & Conditioning matters.

But the speed relationship of perception and action can set the ceiling.

What happens to your performance when every decision costs you three tenths of a second?

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